Jewish Journal Vol. 35, Issue 11, Jan. 6, 2011

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Jewish Gospel Featured at TBA Learning Day Amy Sessler Powell Jewish Journal Staff

BEVERLY — Temple B’nai Abraham’s Community Learning Day on January 23 will feature Yavilah McCoy, an educator and Jewish gospel singer whose music combines the sound of “Negro spir­ itual and gospel with Hebrew and Jewish verse.”

“This is original music created by people in my family. I tell the story of how that blending came into my family,” said McCoy, of Newton.

McCoy brings a message of Jewish diversity.

“There is a lot of variety and color that people can enter into their lives. This is one way to taste some of it,” McCoy said.

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Workshops for Interfaith Couples Foster Communication Susan Jacobs Jewish Journal Staff

MALDEN — Amrita Chawla Aviyente grew up in New Delhi and was raised as a Hindu. As an adult, she was a practicing Buddhist. Her husband, Izi, grew up in Istanbul and was raised Jewish. When the interfaith cou­ ple decided to marry, their wed­ ding officiant, Rabbi Thomas Alpert, suggested they take some courses together to explore Judaism.

The young couple completed an “Introduction to Judaism” course offered by Reform Jewish Outreach Boston, and then learned about a workshop spe­ cifically designed for interfaith couples, entitled “Yours, Mine & Ours.”

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Interfaith couple Izi and Amrita Chawla Aviyente say they found the “Yours, Mine & Ours” workshop very enriching.

They took “Yours, Mine & Ours” in late October at Temple Shalom of Newton, and found it fascinating.

“The best part is that the classes are discussion based, and the facilitators and content really provoke discussion. You learn from other people’s experiences, and the group exercises we did (sometimes in couples, some­ times alone) were very enrich­ ing,” Amrita said.

“I think the discussion on how to raise children with a religious identity, given our different back­ grounds, was really helpful. We also did an exercise on the pros/ cons of raising children in one versus two religions that helped us to be aware of some of the challenges we may encounter,

In general, many people are unaware of the diversity in the Jewish community: Jews with African heritage, Jews by choice and Jews of color adopted into white families.

“If we just accept that these peo­ ple are another way to be Jewish and not necessarily a curiosity, then you leave room for their cultures, strengths and successes,” McCoy said.

Temple B’nai Abraham’s Com­ munity Learning Day is designed to bring all generations of the greater North Shore Jewish community together to enjoy educational pro­ gramming.

In addition to McCoy, the day will feature Jewish educator and singer Sue Horowitz, who will lead a musical program entitled “Twist and Shout,” Tu B’Shevat seders for adults and young learners, and an introduction to the Jewish Historical Society’s Family History Project for post-bar/bat mitzvah teens.

This program is generously spon­ sored by the Alan Kaplan Memorial Enrichment Fund.

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Cantors in Concert

Local cantors will perform together January 15 4

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Teen Shares Reflections on the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict Jewish Activist Takes on N.Y.

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Jordyn Whitman

Yavilah McCoy

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Not knowing. Learning. Unlearning.

Relearning. It’s a process. Going into some­ thing thinking you know everything — only to find out your facts are wrong, or they no longer matter. When you deal with the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict at any level, this is the only truth there is.

I participated in two pro­ grams this past summer. First, first person I spent two weeks touring Israel with 97 other Jewish teens from my community on the Robert I. Lappin Foundation’s Y2I program. I then spent three weeks in Colorado participating in a pro­ continued on page 3

After decades in Boston, Nancy Kaufman is 5 moving on

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Jordyn Whitman, pictured with the pink shirt and Red Sox cap, with other participants from the Building Bridges for Peace program.

Seniors Enjoy Active Retirement Living Amy Sessler Powell Jewish Journal Staff

Hebrew SeniorLife

Jonah Bussgang of the Rashi School works on a quilt with his grandfather, Julian Bussgang, who lives at Newbridge.

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Temple B’nai Abraham is located at 200 East Lothrop St., Beverly.

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Holy Land Carbs Breaking bread in Israel

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series about active living communities for seniors.

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It was nearly 10 years ago when Libby Goldberg and her late husband Toby decided to investigate retirement communities. Even though they had lived their entire married life in Swampscott, they wanted to move to a community where they could transition from independent living to assisted liv­ ing and, if necessary, to nursing care.

After looking at six choices, they decided on Orchard Cove in Canton, run by Hebrew SeniorLife.

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Seniors Enjoy Active Retirement Living from page 1

Libby has never regretted the move.

“I truly believe that everyone should go to a retirement home.

There are people to talk to and programs, and you will not be ending your days alone with the television set,” said the 89-yearold.

Carole Karlsruher of Hamilton agrees. She and her late husband put a deposit on Newbridge on the Charles in Dedham, also run

by Hebrew SeniorLife, when “it was just an idea,” she said. Last year, Karlsruher fulfilled one of her husband’s dying wishes and moved there.

“There are people to talk to and programs, and you will not be ending your days alone with the television set.”

“I lived in Hamilton a long time, 40 years, but keeping up a house and being alone was not great,” Karlsruher said.

Many seniors echo similar sentiments. They want to stay active, but they like having activities planned for them and available without much traveling. They like to eat with friends, but not cook, clean or maintain their homes and yards. No one wants to burden grown children with worries.

“I have a daughter nearby and a son in Connecticut. When

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Above, Leo Stolback of Newbridge, and Rashi students Zach Oshins and Zach Blankstein, work together in the community garden. Below, Anne Schwartz, a resident of Orchard Cove, exercises in the indoor pool.

you move, you really do your children a favor. When I was alone in the house, they worried.

Now, they don’t have to worry,” Karlsruher said.

Ruth Stark, Corporate Director of Marketing for Hebrew SeniorLife, said, “Continuing care retirement communities are all about living life to the fullest.”

They are not cheap, however.

At Orchard Cove, homes cost from $300,000 to $650,000 to purchase, plus $2,700 to $4,800 in monthly fees. It costs $500,000 to $1.4 million to purchase at Newbridge, with monthly fees between $2,500 and $4,800.

However when a person leaves the community, they receive a

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guaranteed 90 percent of the purchase price, Stark said. Both communities can arrange financial packages to help defray costs.

Not all seniors find it easy to leave their homes. For Ethal Goldberg, 88, the decision to leave her Marble­head home of 64 years was difficult.

She liked living in a community where everyone knew her name, but she was finding it harder to maintain her home.

Then she fell and broke her shoulder and leg, and that experience changed everything.

The broken bones rendered her dependent on a stream of people she hired to do nearly everything for her, but she did

not like having so many strangers in her home. She did not want to burden her three grown children.

“This did more than scare me — it made me absolutely, totally helpless. That’s what brought me to Newbridge,” Goldberg said.

She didn’t even investigate other facilities because she wanted to be close to Beth Israel Hospital, a place she and her late husband supported financially, and a place she trusts for her health care.

One of the many perks of Newbridge is that it shares a campus with the Rashi School, a K-8 Jewish day school.

“I want to volunteer and be useful. I hope to read to four and five-year-olds,” said Goldberg, who recently moved in.

Lynda Bussgang, multigenerational program coordinator for Newbridge, has three children at the Rashi School, and her in-laws at Newbridge. She says more than 20 Newbridge residents like Goldberg volunteer weekly at Rashi, reading to children. In addition, some of the Rashi middle schoolers volunteer at Newbridge, working with residents in the memory support unit.

Whether they are exercising, socializing or volunteering, many of the seniors believe these communities have provided them with activities, friends and people who care and check up on them.

Said Libby Goldberg, “I even have a personal trainer. My kids laugh. Don’t think I’m in love with it, I’m not, but if I don’t go, they call me up to see where I am.”

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Above, youths who participated in the Building Bridges for Peace summer program in Colorado.

Teen Reflections from page 1 gram called Building Bridges for Peace with a very diverse group of teens from America, Israel and Palestine. (We even had two Native Americans from a reservation in South Dakota.)

I had a fantastic time in Israel, seeing the community firsthand and learning about my Jewish roots. I learned, relearned, and unlearned the whole time I was there.

And as I flew across America on my way to Colorado, I expected the not knowing. I knew nothing about the other side — all I had was my Zionist ideas and the truths given to me from my community.

In one exercise, we presented our countries’ historical timelines — American, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab-Israeli. We were all arguing, and very diligently building up walls of intolerance and fear. I didn’t know how to listen. None of us did. No matter how loud we shouted, none of our words would pass through the wall of intolerance and fear we had built around ourselves.

This time, I did know something — fear. Fear of people who hated me because I was Jewish.

Fear of listening — because what if I would change my mind? Fear that this boy I was arguing with was not as different from me as I had once thought. Little did I know that these things had been true all along — nor that in a few short days, I would be glad they were! Little did I know that the boy I was arguing with had the very same fears running through his head!

In another exercise, benches were lined up on a hill. We were asked 20 simple questions.

“Do you have a passport from your country?” “Do you worry that your house will be taken

away at any moment?” “Can you go to the doctor whenever you need?” Every question we answered positively, we moved up a bench.

In the end, the Americans were on top, followed by the Jews from Israel. Then came the Arab-Israelis and, finally, at the bottom, were the Palestinians.

I was looking down upon all of my friends. All I could feel was distress and guilt. What did I not know then? I was the luckiest person in the world. I felt privileged. I had gotten a chance to really see how these people lived; they had trusted me as I trusted them.

I had to take these stories back home and tell people. This conflict was no longer something just happening halfway across the world. It was my life now. I would stop at no end until the Palestinians were standing next to me, arm in arm. Suddenly, I had a passion. I felt strong and empowered. I knew I had to do something, and I knew I would.

Later that day, I spoke with Dia’, a Palestinian boy. He had said he thought the only solution was a two state solution — something I disagreed with. We debated and truly heard each other out. By the end of the conversation, we realized we had the exact same viewpoint. He told me how, at the beginning of the program, he had heard me speak so passionately and angrily that he never thought we would be able to agree on anything. But there we were — a Palestinian and a Jew — hoping and dreaming of that same goal of peace.

Finally, I knew something. I had started to understand the other side, I knew that they were people just like me; they had hopes and dreams, fears and worries. People surprise you every day if you just keep your mind open and your heart listening.

I now know that I will never know it all. I will never be able to have all the facts or feelings or stories, but all I can do is keep learning, believing and challenging myself.

Jordyn Whitman of Swampscott is 17 and a junior at Boston University Academy.

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Cantors in Concert January 15

SWAMPSCOTT – Cantor Emil Berkovits is hosting a concert honoring Jewish music month, featuring the music of 10 other area cantors. The concert is January 15 at Congregation Shirat Hayam at 8 p.m.

“If you enjoy good music, you should come.

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There will be cantorial and liturgical selecConsultants Network Cantor tions, as well as show tunes written by Jewish your outsourced apple technology department Emil Berkovits composers. A benefit for the Cantors Assembly The 2011 Combined Jewish Women’s Sponsoring Organizations of America, New England Organizations (Annual) Meeting and Synagogues Region, and Congregation will feature Mikvat Bnot Yisrael Shirat Hayam, the cantors feaSisterhood Temple Emmanuel, Wakefield tured will be Marilyn Becker, Shalom Hadassah Gastón Bogomolni, Steven W. Temple Beth Shalom, Peabody Dress, Devin Goldenberg, Idan Temple Ner Tamid, Sisterhood SHI - Shirat Hayam Isha Irelander, Colman Reaboi, Ken Temple Sinai, Sisterhood Richmond, Elias Rosemberg, Temple Shalom, Sisterhood Nancy Sargon, Pharrel Wener Temple Emanu-El, Sisterhood Cong. Sons of Israel, Sisterhood and Berkovits. They will sing ORT America mostly solos and duets. Cantors Cong Ahabat Shalom, Sisterhood Monday, January 24, 2011 at 7:30pm will be accompanied by David Chabad of Peabody, (Snow date Tuesday, January 25, 2011) Ladies Home Club Sparr and Dr. Steven Schachter.

Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell Street, Peabody Temple B'nai Abraham, Sisterhood “It is good to get together as Federation of the North Shore, Women’s Division colleagues and do music togethWith a Generous Grant from the er. It’s a nice outlet outside the Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund regular routine,” Berkovits said.

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Painted Challah Cover Workshop

BEVERLY — Personalize your Shabbat table with your own silk painted challah cover.

Lynn Rubenstein will lead this two-session workshop. In the first session, participants will explore motifs for designing and personalizing their covers, and prepare the pieces for painting. In the second session, they will paint the cover and learn how to enhance the finished product.

Sessions will take place Sundays, February 6 and 13, from 10 a.m. to noon. The $18 fee includes materials. Space is limited to 20 participants.

Send reservations and a check, payable to TBA Sisterhood, to Temple B’nai Abraham, 200 East Lothrop St., Beverly, MA 01915. For information, call 978-927-3211 x14.

Bed Bugs Plague Families

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y the late 20th century, bed bugs had gone from being a major pest problem to being quite rare. However, bedbugs have made an amazing resurgence in the past few years.

International travel and commerce are thought to facilitate the spread of these insect hitchhikers, as both eggs and adult bedbugs are readily transported in luggage, clothing, bedding, and furniture.

Adult bedbugs are reddish-brown, oval shaped, flattened, and about 3/16 inches long. Their flat shape enables them to readily hide in cracks and crevices. They are commonly found in box springs, and behind baseboards, picture frames, and furniture. They will live anywhere humans are close by…..and not just in bedrooms. Bedbugs prosper in homes, apartments, hospitals, hotels, and dormitories.

Bed bug infestations are not an indication of dirt or poor sanitation; bed bugs do just well in perfectly clean houses or hotels.

A bedbug must shed its shell to grow and it requires a blood meal. If no blood meal is available, the bed bug can wait up to a year! Usually small blood stains on bed linen are the first sign of bed bugs. Also, some people react to bites and may notice welts that itch.

‘Boomer Broads’ to Headline Jewish Women’s Event The annual Combined North Shore Jewish Women’s Organizations’ program will be held Monday, January 24, at 7:30 p.m. (with a snow date of Tuesday, January 25) at Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell St., Peabody. The free event is hosted by 16 sponsoring North Shore women’s organizations, along with a generous grant from the Jewish Women’s Endowment Fund.

This year’s program features AnneMarie Aigner and Janet Prensky, a.k.a. “The Boomer Broads.” The duo has worked together in broadcasting and marketing for more than two decades.

For decades, Aigner has investigated and reported the news for several television and radio station in N.Y., Boston, Washington, D.C. and Paris. In between work and kids, she has taught at Boston University and Emerson College, and has worked with numerous non-profits.

For the past 20 years, Prensky has been senior vice president of Courtesy photos a Boston-based marketing agency, Janet Prensky (top) and but her background and passion is Anne-Marie Aigner, “The broadcasting. She was Boston’s first Boomer Broads.” female sports radio talk host for WEEI radio. She is the author of “Everywoman’s Guide to Auto Racing,” and has taught at Emerson College and served on the Boston Sports Advisory Council. She helped create the New England Women’s Sports Award Reception and the New England Women’s Sports Hall of Fame.

The program is free and open to all. For more information, contact Arlyne Greenspan at 781-631-8330 x506 or agreenspan@ jfns.org, or Lois Black at 978-535-4955 or blackeld@earthlink.net.

A VISIT TO VILNA SHUL

Last month, members of Temple Sinai in Marblehead visited the Vilna Shul, built in 1920 and recently restored, in Beacon Hill. They saw the uncovered frescoes, which originally adorned much of the interior in the early 1900’s, and learned about the history of Jews in Boston.

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Local Activist, Nancy Kaufman, Set to Ascend National Stage Ron Kampeas Jewish Telegraphic Agency

With the prospect for the first American universal health care plan apparently dimming in Massachusetts because the three outsize personalities vital to its passage — the state’s governor, its House speaker and its Senate president — could not agree on the details, Nancy Kaufman came to the rescue.

At a critical meeting with the speaker of the state House of Representatives, Kaufman, the former director of Boston’s Jewish Community Relations Council, overwhelmed Salvatore DiMasi with statistics, broke down the cost analysis and, most critically, knew how the deal could be made. Within weeks of meeting with Kaufman in the fall

of 2005, DiMasi had introduced the bill, and it passed less than a year later.

Colleagues say that in Kaufman’s 20 years directing the Boston JCRC, she combined street smarts with a passion for the underdog and made social justice an inextricable part of Jewish activism there. Now she hopes to do the same on a national stage as she assumes the directorship of the National Council of Jewish Women.

“This is an opportunity to take everything wonderful I did in Boston and bring it to a national level,” said Kaufman, adding that with 90,000 members in 100 chapters, NCJW is a vehicle to make social justice activism a must-have item on Jewish agendas across the country.

Kaufman ascends to the national stage after decades of anxious introspection by Jewish social justice groups over why issues such as workers’ rights, gender and race equality, and alleviating poverty — once the core of the Jewish agenda — have been shunted aside in favor of Israel activism, left and right.

NCJW insiders say Kaufman was hired because of her track record in wrapping the pro-Israel activism that has become a sine qua non of national Jewish advocacy, with the social justice focused on women, children and families that is NCJW’s bread and butter.

“She was brilliant in bringing together a lot of diversity and creating a lot of welcoming mixed players into the social jus-

tice arena, and combining that with the commitment to Israel in Boston,” NCJW President Nancy Ratzan said. “We look forward to making what she accomplished in Boston a national model.”

In Boston, Kaufman united a politically diverse community by making clear that her Israel commitment was unassailable.

Kaufman is a veteran of former Gov. Michael Dukakis’ administration, and has not been abashed about her liberalism. In 2007 she spoke out when the Anti-Defamation League fired its Boston-area director

for railing against the national group’s opposition to recognizing the Armenian genocide.

Her credibility with progressives is precisely what helps make the case for Israel, said Steve Grossman, a former president of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee who in November was elected treasurer of Massachusetts.

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said Kaufman’s expertise was bringing a “coherence” that tamed the Jewish community’s “cross currents.” “She does that superbly,” he said.

Kaufman Lauded by Local Democrats Swampscott — After two decades in Swampscott, Nancy Kaufman, former Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council, has recently relocated to New York to lead the National Council of Jewish Women.

As a member of the Swampscott Democratic Town Committee, Kaufman volunteered on presidential campaigns for Kerry and Obama, and was a key supporter of John Tierney during his recent reelection to Congress. Overall,

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Past Swampscott Democratic Town Committee Chairs Edye Baker (left) and Margaret Somer (right) wish Nancy Kaufman (center) well in New York.

Kaufman was a delegate to 10 state Democratic conventions

and two national conventions.

Edye Baker, who was SDTC Chair when Kaufman joined the committee, said, “Nancy’s been a leader on social justice issues and was a valuable asset to the SDTC.” Kaufman was pivotal in building coalitions to advocate for social justice. She was the recipient of numerous awards, including a Bradford Fellowship to Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and an honorary doctorate from Northeastern University.

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Laser Quest Lock-In for Teens North Shore Teen Initiative will join forces with USY, SMARTY/YAiSH, TAA Teens and Jews on the Hill to bring back Laser Quest Lock-In on January 22 at Laser Quest in Danvers.

At 9:30 p.m., a bus will leave Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead, destined for Temple Ner Tamid in Peabody, where teens will take part in the pre-Lock-In Lounge featuring trivia, Nintendo Wii, air hockey and prizes. From midnight to 6 a.m., participants can play Laser Quest to their hearts’ content.

Breakfast at Denny’s is from 6 to 7:45 a.m. Participants will

arrive back at Temple Ner Tamid at about 8 a.m., and at Temple Emanu-El at approximately 8:15 a.m.

The event is open to all Jewish teens on the North Shore, grades 9-12. The cost is $35 per person, which includes food, transportation and all entertainment.

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The couple has chosen to raise their future children Jewish.

Julie Unger and Matt Wallace of Melrose took the “Yours, Mine & Ours” course in the fall of 2006, a year after they had begun dating and were getting serious about their relationship. The classes helped them explore the issues they might encounter as an interfaith couple.

“It was a very comfortable, open environment in which to share feelings. We felt supported, and didn’t feel judged. Many of the other couples in the group were going through the same issues that we had. Important conversations unfolded after the sessions, on the car ride home,” said Julie, who took the class with Matt at the JCC in Newton.

According to Julie, their particular group bonded and still gets together socially.

Julie, who was raised Jewish in Florida, and Matt, who was

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raised Episcopalian in Seattle, married in 2009. They are expecting their first child in a couple of weeks, and plan to raise him Jewish. “‘Yours, Mine & Ours’ helped me define how to raise a family,” said Matt, who says he may convert in the future. “It really helped us move forward as a couple,” added Julie.

The experiences of the couples above are typical, says Joyce Schwartz, Director of Outreach at the Union for Reform Judaism/Reform Jewish Outreach Boston.

According to Schwartz, the “Yours, Mine & Ours” program has been around for about 25 years, and is supported in part by a grant from the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston.

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Matt Wallace and Julie Unger participated in “Yours, Mine & Ours” classes in 2006. Joyce Schwartz (right), who took the classes in 1992, now helps coordinate them.

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Schwartz, who was raised Catholic, participated in the program with her Jewish husband, Barry, in 1992.

“We took the program after we were married and had two children. It was a turning point in our relationship,” she said.

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Civility and Freedom of Speech

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he Journal’s commitment to civility expressed in the last issue has provoked much discussion and debate.

Some readers reacted in anger that we are not willing to publish coded rhetoric, slander as expressed in the eye of the beholder, and general attacks on individuals for not holding a “politically correct” position.

Another reader wrote “there may be some gray areas where it is difficult to differentiate between free speech, literary license, mild humor and unacceptable serious lack of civility, but the paper will use its discretion and will certainly be wary of things that go way beyond the pale into slanderous libelous defamation.” We could not have said it better ourselves.

Freedom of speech does not imply a willingness to demonize our opponents any way we choose. Civility is merely the willingness to listen when one disagrees without throwing stones. Civility is an expression of restraint. We must employ the same manners in print that we would use

Does Anybody Still Remember Bennett Halprin?

Does anybody still remember Bennett Halprin, a member of our North Shore Jewish community who, a year ago Christmas Eve, was murdered in his house in Lynn by a shooter standing in the street, in broad daylight, who fired into Bennett multiple gunshot wounds?

Bennett Halprin was a wellliked and respected family man.

The Lynn police were very closemouthed about the shocking crime. They explained that they did not want to disclose information on an active investigation. Are they still actively investigating? Can they disclose more information now? Are they any closer to identifying the killer, or did they stop looking and caring?

Does anybody remember Bennett Halprin?

Hersh Goldman Swampscott

face to face. In other words, civility is nothing more than good manners.

In the past few years, we have seen civility slip in other arenas. There are outbursts in theatres and even during the State of the Union address. Cell phones are always ringing. People use technology to say things they would not say in person.

Our nation has a rich tradition of civil debate as expressed in Robert’s Rules of Order. Now, more than ever, we should cling to these traditions that allow for respectful, civil debate.

These are challenging times for our people. We do not all share the same worldview, especially concerning Israel. People want to be able to disagree with specific policies regarding Israel without denouncing support for Israel. We must get past the rhetoric, and allow for sharp discourse and debate, to have a glimmer of hope for our survival as a unified people. Civility in discourse is merely a tool to achieve that goal.

letters to the editor Thoughts on the Lord’s Prayer ‘My Perestroika’ Review Let’s Hear it for Civility In your recent article in early Christian literature — Hits Home I applaud the Journal’s deci“Theological Expert Attests: Lord’s Prayer: ‘Totally Jewish’” Journal, December 23, the theologian quoted (Jon Dominic Crossan) is certainly correct when it comes to the Jewish origins of the “Lord’s Prayer.” But he goes too far when claiming it to be “totally Jewish.”

Yes, it is true enough to suggest, (in his words), that the prayer comes from the “heart of Judaism to the lips of Christianity,” and here there is no great theological revelation. It should come as no surprise that Jesus, the Jew, would instruct his followers how to worship by using a series of expressions which come from the very religious tradition in which he was born, taught and died.

However the close association it accrued with fundamentally Christian worship cannot be ignored. This is, after all, the prayer that Jesus taught to his disciples. In fact, the “Lord’s Prayer” appears three times

Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4, and Didache 8.2 (the latter is an early church manual, probably from Syria, dating from the second century). As such, although based on Jewish sources, it became a totally “Christian” prayer in its final formulation, and its usage central in Christian worship. As such, it is one of the strongest bonds linking Catholic and Protestant forms of Christianity.

Therefore, despite the Jewish sources utilized in the “Lord’s Prayer,” its origins with Jesus and powerful Christian overtones make its use unacceptable to Jews, even in essentially non-religious occasions such as AA and other 12-Step meetings.

Psalm 23, or even the “Serenity Prayer,” is a better choice for Jewish participants in such settings.

Rabbi David J. Meyer Temple Emanu-El Marblehead

This is No Time for Political Correctness I regret using the term “scum” when describing J-Street (Journal, December 2); however readers should decide based on my letter’s content, which J-Street doesn’t refute.

Michael Oren, former Israeli ambassador to the USA, stated that J-Street is “a unique problem in that it not only opposes one policy of one Israeli government, it opposes all policies of all Israeli governments.” Oren notes that J-Street opposes sanctions against Iran, which desires to obliterate Israel, and fails to reject the Goldstone Report, which accuses Israel of

war crimes.

In regard to Holocaust imagery, J-Street’s outrage is selective. J-Street identifies Avram Berg, the former speaker of the Knesset, as a leading supporter.

Mr. Berg compares Israel to Nazi Germany. The three J-Street panelists I heard called Israel a Fascist state, its Jews worse than Nazis, and compared Gaza to Auschwitz. I call on J-Street to apologize to Jews.

In the 1930s, Nazi goons intimidated customers from patronizing Jewish shops; today CODEPINK and the Far Left campaign to boycott, divest,

Editorial Policy A letter (250 words or less) must be signed and include your name, address and telephone number for verification purposes.

The Journal may post letters online prior to print publication.

and sanction Israel. In the 1930s, Hitler declared that Jews are usurpers in Europe; today J-Street panelists say Jews have no right to Israel. During the Holocaust, German National Socialists (Nazis) allied with Islamists; today American Socialists ally with Islamists in delegitimizing Israel. During the Holocaust, six million Jews were murdered; today six million Jews are under threat of murder.

This is no time for political correctness. A rabbi recently examined his synagogue’s newsletters from the Holocaust era.

The newsletters failed to mention the plight of Europe’s Jews; let’s not fail Israel’s Jews today.

Dov Shazeer Swampscott

It is a rare reviewer who captures the substantive essence of a multifaceted documentary film. Certainly someone who has personal reference to the relevant time period is a valuable asset.

I found that the review of “My Perestroika” ( Journal, October 28) by Yulia Zhorov, your Russian Chronicle editor, shown recently at the Museum of Fine Arts under the aegis of the Boston Jewish Film Festival, to be exceptionally perceptive and remarkable in its capture of the soul and spirit of the film.

We would not be surprised that it was a factor in the sold-out screening at the MFA. Though it was reviewed in the New York Times when screened at the New Directors/ New Films event at the Museum of Modern Art in N.Y. earlier in 2010, that reviewer did not capture the numerous subtleties that Zhorov did.

Robin Hessman, the director and producer, grew up in Andover. Her vast shared experiences with her colleagues and friends in Russia during the 1990’s encompassed her vision and personal commitment to reveal the enormous challenges they faced growing up in a society that was changing daily.

Zhorov indicates that American and Russian speakers alike gain from viewing this personal perspective. Many have wept at the segments of home movie-filmed childhood events that they remember, the music that evokes emotions of happy growing-up times, and the realities of today’s situations.

It will be shown in New York in March. Check MyPerestroika. com for dates.

Erika Hessman Andover

sion to make clear that hate speech is unacceptable in our community. (Editorial: Dec. 16, “A Statement of Civility.”) Free speech is a key value of Judaism, but so too is respect, and the use of Holocaust imagery and incitement tarnished our community conversation. As a reader and a member of the North Shore Jewish community, I’m glad the Journal made clear that it will ensure a constructive, tolerant and respectful debate in our community over the most difficult of issues.

Judith Black Marblehead

Talking About Civility…

How ironic that right beside your statement on civility, Charles Krauthammer is advocating, while denying it, establishing the KGB here in the U.S. so that we can assassinate someone who has not been found guilty, or even charged with anything illegal having to do with Wikileaks! If this is your definition of civility, I’m afraid the Journal will continue to be one of the leading vehicles for hate speech on the North Shore.

Linda Weltner Marblehead

Wishing for WikiLeaks Way Back Then It is too bad that there wasn’t a WikiLeaks at the time that Bush and Cheney were cooking up the books for the war in Iraq.

As a country, we might have done something about that.

American and Iraqi lives could have been saved, along with a few trillion dollars. Oh well, better to be kept in the dark while the elder statesmen/financiers do their work.

Norton Halber Marblehead

Opinion

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An Answer to Evil Rabbi David Wolpe

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he great question of why God permits evil is usually treated in Judaism less as a “why” question than as a “what” question: Given the evil in the world, what do we do about it?

We can wonder about God’s role, but it is ultimately inscrutable. We cannot know.

What we can do is act. Faced with evil, we can choose goodness. In a weary world, mitzvot enable us to begin closing the breach between what is and what should be. Even in the most difficult circumstance, we can choose.

As the great Viktor Frankl writes in “Man’s Search for Meaning”: “We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

This column first appeared in the New York Jewish Week.

Our Not-So-Humble Opinions Rabbi Avi Shafran

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i s s t h e good old days?

When, that is, we had a president who refused to allow the U.S. to participate in the U.N.’s Durban Review Conference because he believed Israel would be unfairly criticized.

A president who rejected the Goldstone report, and refused to participate in joint military exercises with Turkey when Ankara insisted Israel be excluded.

A president who asked Congress to approve a $205 million package to help Israel build a new anti-missile defense system.

A president who spoke up on Israel’s behalf to help it gain acceptance into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

A president who didn’t shy from authorizing the killing of an American-born radical Muslim cleric hiding in Yemen.

A president who, in a speech delivered in the heart of the Arab world, told his listeners that they need to recognize the legitimacy of a Jewish state.

A president who, addressing the U.N. General Assembly, stated clearly and unequivocally that “Israel is a sovereign state and the historic homeland of the Jewish people” and went on to say that “It should be clear to all that efforts to chip away at Israel’s legitimacy will only be met by the unshakeable opposition of the US.” A president who, on the domestic front, signed an executive order that preserved the faith-based social service funding initiative and pointedly did not forbid participating religious groups from discriminating in hiring in order to be faithful to their religious beliefs.

Well, take heart. The good old days are more recent than you think. You have that president.

His name is Barack Obama.

No, I didn’t vote for him in 2008. I’m a lifelong Republican.

But it bothers me that Mr. Obama is negatively viewed by so many Orthodox Jews, ostensibly because he treats Israel

badly and is hostile to religion.

Maybe it’s his fiscal strategy.

Economics is an esoteric, inscrutable science to me, something on the order of particle physics.

And so it may well be that the president deserves opprobrium by the heapful for his fiscal policies. But those policies are not the major part of the criticism one hears about Mr. Obama “in the mikvah,” so to speak. There he is indicted on charges of insensitivity (or worse) toward Israel or religious Jews.

Surely our community is not so uninformed as to consider Mr. Obama’s middle name, given him at birth, an indictment of his character; or so credulous as to doubt his citizenship; or so crass — one hopes — as to distrust him for a surplus of melanin.

There may well be reasons to feel negatively toward the current administration. But if any readers were surprised a few paragraphs ago to discover that the “good old days” of American support for Israel and concern for religious rights are the hereand-now, they must admit that they were not as well-informed about our president as they thought.

The real problem here, though, isn’t Mr. Obama or our feelings about him. It’s something deeper.

One of the most basic Torah imperatives is modesty. Not only in dress and in speech, but in attitude — in recognizing that there are things we don’t know, in some cases can’t know.

And yet so often we seem to feel a need to embrace absolute, take-no-prisoners political opinions; to reject any possibility of ambivalence, much less any admission of ignorance.

Certitude is proper, even vital, in some areas of life. But in the realm of politics it can be, in fact usually is, an expression of overconfidence or worse.

Part of wisdom is knowing what one doesn’t know. And part of modesty is acting accordingly.

© 2010 AMI MAGAZINE. Rabbi Shafran is an editor at large and columnist for Ami. Contact him at rabbishafran@ amimagazine.org.

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Obama’s New Start Charles Krauthammer

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iding the lamest of ducks, President Obama just won the Triple Crown. He fulfilled (1) his most important economic priority, passage of Stimulus II, a.k.a. the tax cut deal (the perfect pre-re-election fiscal sugar high — the piper gets paid in 2013 and beyond); (2) his most important social policy objective, repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell”; and (3) his most cherished (achievable) foreign policy goal, ratification of the New START treaty with Russia.

Politically, these are all synergistic. The bipartisan nature of the tax deal instantly repositioned Obama back to the center. And just when conventional wisdom decided the deal had caused irreparable alienation from his liberal base, Obama almost immediately won it back — by delivering one of the gay rights movement’s most elusive and coveted breakthroughs.

The symbolism of the don’t ask, don’t tell repeal cannot be underestimated. It’s not just that for the civil rights community, it represents a long-awaited extension of the historic arc — first blacks, then women, now gays. It was also Obama decisively transcending the triangulated trimming of Bill Clinton, who instituted don’t ask, don’t tell in the first place. Even more subtly and understatedly, the repeal represents the taming of the most conservative of the nation’s institutions, the military, by a movement historically among the most avant-garde.

Whatever your views, that is a cultural landmark.

Then came START, which was important for Obama not just

because of the dearth of foreign policy achievements these past two years, but because treaties, especially grand-sounding treaties on strategic arms, carry the aura of presidential authority and diplomatic mastery.

The bipartisan nature of the tax deal instantly repositioned Obama back to the center.

No matter how useless they are, or even how damaging. New START was significantly, if subtly, damaging, which made the rear-guard Republican opposition it engendered so salutary.

The debate it sparked garnered the treaty more attention than it would have otherwise and thus gave Obama a larger PR victory.

But that debate also amplified the major flaw in the treaty — the gratuitous reestablishment of the link between offensive and defensive weaponry.

One of the great achievements of the past decade was

the Bush administration’s severing of that link — first, by its withdrawal from the ABM Treaty, which had expressly prevented major advances in missile defense, and then with the 2002 Treaty of Moscow, which regulated offensive weapons but ostentatiously contained not a single word about any connection to missile defense. Why is this important? Because missile defense is essential for protecting ourselves from the most menacing threat of the coming century — nuclear hyper-proliferation.

The great liberal ascendancy of 2008, destined to last 40 years (predicted James Carville), lasted less than two. Yet, the great Republican ascendancy of 2010 lasted less than two months.

Republicans will enter the 112th Congress with larger numbers but no longer with the wind — the overwhelming November 2 repudiation of Obama’s socialdemocratic agenda — at their backs.

“Harry Reid has eaten our lunch,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, lamenting his side’s “capitulation” in the lame-duck session. Yes, but it was less Harry than Barry. Obama came back with a vengeance. His string of lame-duck successes is a singular political achievement.

Because of it, the epic battles of the 112th Congress begin on what would have seemed impossible just one month ago — a level playing field.

Contact Charles Krauthammer at letters@ charleskrauthammer.com.

New Year’s Resolutions for the Family John K. Rosemond

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iven that this is the first column of the New Year, I’m proposing a number of parenting New Year’s Resolutions for readers to consider. The list is by no means comprehensive. It’s just a good beginning on what is probably a much-needed family revolution: 1. We will not throw expensive “event parties” for our children on their birthdays. Instead, we will confine all birthday celebrations to family, including extended family. We will keep it uncomplicated: a special dinner of the birthday boy or girl’s favorite food, a cake, the obligatory song, and a few simple gifts, mostly clothing or other useful things.

2. We will spend at least as much time helping our children develop good manners as we do helping them get good grades in school, which means we will cut back significantly on the time helping with the latter (in consideration of the fact that good manners, which are expressions of respect for others, will take one further in life than will good grades). Each week, we will work on one specific social courtesy, such as saying “excuse me” when you walk in front of someone. Taking two weeks off, that’s fifty courtesies a year!

3. We will show our love for our neighbors by properly disciplining our children, insisting on proper behavior, and reprimanding immediately (even if that means in front of other people) when they behave otherwise, and on those occasions we will also insist they apologize appropriately.

4. If we have not already done so, we will assign a routine of daily chores to each of our children (at least those who have reached their third birthdays) and we will insist that said chores be done, and done properly, before they engage in recreation or relaxation.

5. When our children ask us for cell phones, we will tell them that they may have cell phones when they are able to pay for them, as well as the

monthly bills.

6. When our children complain that they are the only kids who don’t have cell phones (and do chores), we will tell them that being different is character-building.

7. Our children will not be able to order customized meals unless we take them to a restaurant. At home, they will eat what we are eating, and they will sit at the table until they are finished.

8. We will surely bond with our children, but we will not bond with them in the marital bed, nor will we bond with them in their beds.

9. In keeping with number 8, we will put our marriage first and our children second… for their sake as well as ours. They will revolve around us; thus, they will not grow up thinking the world revolves around them.

10. If I am a single parent, I will take good care of myself for my sake, as well as my children’s. I will have an active, adult’s only, social life. I will take plenty of personal time to simply relax and do those things I like to do.

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Bringing Home the Bread in Israel Teddy Weinberger

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wanted to write your basic bread-and-butter type of column; however, since Israel is only slowly coming out of the worst butter shortage in the country’s history, I’ll stick to bread.

The bread I bought in the States came in plastic bags at my local supermarket. I assume it was baked on the day I purchased it, although it never tasted like fresh-baked bread.

Because of this, all the bread I bought in the States went right from my shopping bag directly into my freezer--the “quality” of the bread hardly suffered and the bread could be preserved this way for a long period of time.

Here in Israel I have learned the joys of eating fresh-baked

bread. One of the best food buys in Israel is the standard Israeli loaf of “white bread.” This bread is subsidized by the government; the current price is 4.76 shekels, about $1.20.

It is baked at private, industrial-sized bakeries and can be found with hardly any deviation in supermarkets and small grocery stores throughout Israel.

It is approximately 16 inches long, with a hard crust and soft, fluffy, chewy white bread on the inside.

I would never think of bring-

ing this bread home and putting it directly in the freezer — the quality would suffer immensely.

In fact, because the bread is so cheap, it is tempting to buy a new loaf every day and throw out the leftovers at day’s end.

What kids really like to take for their 10 a.m. snack in school, however, is not sandwiches using white bread, but their own individual rolls. The basic Israeli roll looks like a hotdog bun and costs 2.10 shekels (about 58 cents). On their way to school every day, many children in Israel buy a fresh roll with a bag of “choco” (chocolate milk— 7.5 ounces, 66 cents) at the neighborhood grocery store.

Challahs in Israel are delivered on Thursdays and Fridays (and on holiday eves) to all the regular grocery stores and supermarkets (you don’t have to go to a special bakery for them).

As I did in the States, I continue to make my own challahs here; although, thanks to my being spoiled with the fresh bread I eat, I try to time it so that my challah comes out of the oven just before Shabbat — and even then I am disappointed by its quality come Saturday lunch.

The culture of fresh bread in Israel has encouraged me to bake more of my own during the week. It’s amazing how much pleasure a fresh-baked loaf can give. On those rare occasions when we entertain during the middle of the week, I try to begin the meal with my own fresh bread. And wouldn’t you know it — none of the painstaking courses of the meal usually garner as much appreciation as that fresh bread! Plus, while my kids absolutely refuse to let me put non-white flour into my challah, they happily devour my

mid-week breads that are always much healthier, since these typically contain whole wheat, rye, spelt or oat flour.

There is a certain reverence people here have for bread.

What, then, are you supposed to do with your stale bread? Some people place leftover bread in front of their door (for the birds); others put their unwanted bread on top of garbage dumpsters (theoretically, for needy people, though it usually gets carted away with the garbage).

Something I once saw in the shuk points to bread’s special place in Israeli life. A mound of rolls had just been delivered to the seller, and a few of them had dropped off the tray onto the ground. The seller quickly picked them up off the ground, kissed them up to God (yes, putting his lips directly onto the bread), and placed them back on the tray to be sold along with the others. Now I know that this man’s actions here were more business than piety, but that kiss is emblematic to me of the Israeli attitude toward bread.

Keep Your New Year’s Resolution to Eat Healthier Jenny Harper

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e w Year’s resolutions can be tricky to keep, especially when it comes to eating healthier.

For a lot of folks, that means eating more salads and veggie sticks — which can get boring after a while.

The good news is that there are plenty of wonderful ways

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Whisk evaporated milk, egg substitute, spinach, ricotta and Swiss cheeses, salt and pepper in medium bowl until blended.

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Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted near centers comes out clean and tortilla edges are lightly browned. Cool in pan for 5 minutes. Carefully remove quiches. Serve warm.

Tip: Quiche cups can be made ahead and frozen. To reheat, place on baking sheet and bake in preheated 325ºF oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or place 2 to 4 quiche cups on microwave-safe plate and microwave on medium high power for 2½ to 5 minutes, or until hot.

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• Jazz up a salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks or halved grapes.

• Instead of a rich dessert, try baked apples or pears, or a refreshing fruit salad.

Vegetables • Eating vegetables with a wide range of colors gives your body nutrients such as fiber, folate, potassium and vitamins

A and C. Eat a rainbow of veggies such as sweet potatoes, corn, spinach and eggplant.

• Make a veggie pizza topped with green peppers, onions, tomatoes and mushrooms.

• Add shredded carrots or zucchini into meatloaf or pasta sauces.

• Plan some vegetable main dish meals. Stir fries, soups and veggie lasagnas are hearty meals with healthful benefits.

The recipe below uses whole wheat tortillas instead of pie crusts to form quiche cups. And by using low fat, evaporated milk instead of regular milk, you can double the calcium and protein.

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Paul Simon: Man Who Composed a Generation’s Soundtrack Don Stradley Special to the Journal

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aul Simon was so neurotic during the early years of his career that when Bob Dylan arrived at one of his gigs, Simon was convinced Dylan was laughing at him.

As author Marc Eliot reminds us in book “Paul Simon, A Life,” Simon was often compared unfavorably to Dylan in those days. Few would have guessed that five decades later, Simon would stack up rather

well alongside Dylan’s apocalyptic snarling.

By the time Simon’s “Graceland” album was released in 1987, Dylan seemed lost in the wilderness, and Simon enjoyed a second round of celebrity that transcended even his meteoric period with Art Garfunkel.

In more recent years, Simon seemed stuck in a never-ending series of “farewell” tours with Garfunkel. Still, as Eliot points out, Simon’s real victory was not over Dylan, but over his own insecurities.

Eliot has written about musi-

cians before, including a noholds barred history of The Eagles that Don Henley tried to quash. Perhaps still smarting from the Henley situation, Eliot takes a lighter approach with Simon, turning out a respectful bio that doesn’t probe beyond what we could’ve learned from old issues of People. Simon’s rocky marriage to Carrie Fisher is touched on but not explored, while his long-lasting marriage to Edie Brickell is given approximately two sentences.

There is, however, enough in Eliot’s book to suggest Simon

wasn’t always fun to be around.

Prone to being moody and reclusive, Simon suffered from long bouts of writer’s block and self-pity.

A different sort of author would’ve plunged headlong into Simon’s mercurial partnership with Garfunkel, but Eliot focuses instead on Simon the songwriter. Eliot is particularly good when he reevaluates Simon’s flops, such as “The Capeman,” Simon’s Broadway stinker of the late 1990s, or a long-forgotten television special with Garfunkel that sounds fascinating in Eliot’s retelling.

“Paul Simon, A Life” reaches an inadvertent climax when Simon appears at Yankee Stadium to sing “Mrs. Robinson,” shortly after the death of Joe DiMaggio. As Simon sings his famous lines about DiMaggio

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The family even met Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in a chance encounter, and found him “charming and personable.”

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Barney (Paul Giamatti) and his father Israel (Dustin Hoffman), a retired cop.

“Both Barney and Izzy are very proud of their Jewish heritage but are not in any way religious people,” Lewis said. “Izzy really stands for that kind of blue-collar Jew who will punch you in the face for a slur, and would teach his son to do the same.”

Barney and Izzy are often irascible with other people, but tender and vulnerable with each other.

Barney is a complicated figure and far from perfect, especially in his relationships with Jewish women. He’s a throwback to a time before political correctness, when the movies—and Sabrina Lantos, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics audiences—embraced characPaul Giamatti (left) stars as Barney, and Dustin Hoffman as Izzy in ters that occasionally behaved

Lewis’ ‘Version’ of Richler Novel Hits Home Michael Fox Special to the Journal

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ichard J. Lewis, like a lot of Canadian Jews, read Mordecai Richler’s triumphant final work, “Barney’s Version,” when it came out in 1997.

Film Fresh from his successful adaptation of another comic Canadian novel, “Whale Music,” Lewis set about writing the screenplay— without the rights, and on spec.

Lewis’ script didn’t pass muster with producer Robert Lantos, nor did various others penned by a succession of writers over the ensuing decade. But when Lantos finally received a screenplay that won him over (by Michael Konyves, a Montreal Jew), Lewis was the natural choice to direct the movie.

“Barney’s Version,” a marvelous picaresque with an all-star cast that spans a commercial TV producer’s three marriages, opens Friday, January 14.

“I grew up a traditional Jewish kid in Toronto, so I relate to a lot of the going-ons in ‘Barney’s Version’ and Richler’s world,” Lewis said. “It’s a world I knew very, very well.”

While many secular Jews describe themselves as cultural Jews, Lewis is more specific.

“If one were to define Jewish as intellectual, bookish and funny, I’d like to put myself in that category,” he said.

Lewis’ path led from Northwestern University to the University of Southern California’s graduate film program, from children’s television in America to a productive Canadian period. He returned

inappropriately.

Barney’s measure, Lewis suggests, can only be determined by toting up a lifetime of passions and kind gestures, selfishness and screw-ups.

“The trouble with modern filmmaking is that they try to wrap the entire essence of the character in one piece of action, or one triumphant thing the character does. I was trying to get at the idea that the true shape of a man’s place is determined by the many aspects— some are foibles and flaws and some are strengths—that would fall under the category of integrity.”

“Barney’s Version” opens nationwide January 14. Check your local theaters for details.

“Barney’s Version.”

to Hollywood and found success producing and directing several seasons of “CSI.” Along the way, Lewis discovered Buddhist teachings—but without diluting his Jewish identity.

“I’m particularly fond of the cultural aspects of being a Jew,” Lewis explained over the phone from his Southern California home. “But I’m not a big fan of religion in general, so it suits me to be more of a spiritual person who relates to the philosophical underpinnings of Jewish thought.”

The late Mordecai Richler, for his part, was an object of both admiration and criticism for his portrayals of Montreal Jews in “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” and “Joshua Then and Now.” “I think that he liked to send up anyone who was over the top,” Lewis mused. “He was ruthless with the Quebecois and he’s ruthless with televi-

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Given Richler’s trademark irreverence, the most surprising aspect of the screen adaptation of “Barney’s Version” is the unvarnished emotion between

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One very common situation that arises is different expectations; one person may want to

travel, while the other is content at home reading. A 2004 study by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found that less than one in five couples retired in the same year.

This leads to another common source of discord — the working partner expects the retired partner to pick up additional chores

at home. Or the one who has been doing it all along without interference is suddenly being given suggestions as to how things should go.

The psychological and emotional effects of retirement, even when planned, can be surprising. After years of working, one may feel useless, unproductive

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Consider who should retire first, if there is a choice. Look at the effects on income and benefits, particularly medical coverage.

Consider the best time to collect Social Security benefits (e.g. do you need to begin claiming at age 62, or can you wait until you receive maximum benefits at a later age).

Prepare for the Transition: Start talking well in advance.

Consider how you might divide household responsibilities postretirement, and reach an agreement. Try living on a reduced budget to see what changes need to be made to your lifestyle. Check out the availability of part-time work in your current job to ease into retirement. Look for part-time jobs available in your geographic area. Volunteer opportunities can help fill time and afford the opportunity to engage in activities that help maintain your sense of purpose and accomplishment.

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Ten Winter Safety Tips for Seniors Megin L. Hemmerling

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inters in New England can be challenging. It is especially important for seniors to take extra precautions to prevent hypothermia, falls and accidents.

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1. Use timers on interior and exterior lights to make sure you never enter the house in darkness. It gets darker earlier in the winter, so it’s better to be proactive to prevent falls.

2. Be sure you have tips installed on canes to prevent slipping on ice. Make sure that the cane is sturdy and dependable.

3. Get a flu shot.

4. Continue your fitness routine. Join a walking club at the mall, or sign up for fitness classes at a local community center or gym.

5. Wear non-skid footwear throughout winter to prevent falls.

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Try New Things: Retirement offers a great opportunity to identify and explore both individual and couples activities. If you enjoy dancing, now might be the time to take dance lessons. If your budget is limited, look at free activities organized by your local community center, such as nature walks. Many seniors meet at their nearest mall for mall walking. There are many free classes that can be taken online.

6. Stay hydrated. You may not feel like drinking ice cold liquids, but continue drinking water to stay healthy.

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Face-to-Face With Dermatologist Megan Bernstein Lois Rubin Special to the Journal

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Megan Bernstein recently joined the staff of Northeast Dermatology Associates, a group of 18 boardcertified physicians, nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants with seven offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.

Bernstein said, “I joined NEDA because I think the physicians and staff provide a high level of quality dermatologic care, from medical to cosmetic,” adding, “This is the kind of practice I would want to refer my family and friends to.”

Bernstein grew up in West Hartford, Conn. She graduated from the University of

Connecticut School of Medicine, and received her specialty training at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, where she was chief resident in dermatology.

Bernstein decided to become a dermatologist when a close relative was diagnosed with melanoma, a potentially fatal form of skin cancer.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, more than a million new cases of skin cancer were diagnosed last year, including 120,000 new cases of melanoma.

Bernstein emphasizes that the “key to a positive outcome is prevention,” and instructs her patients to wear sunscreen all year-round, not just in the summer.

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7. Make sure your CPA is aware of major events that could affect your taxes. Once that event passes, oftentimes the ability to take best tax advantage of it passes, as well.

8. Missing documents cost time and money. Keep a folder, envelope or file for tax-related documents.

9. If you buy and sell stock during the year, be sure to include a gain or loss schedule.

You may have to request that information from a broker, or oftentimes a schedule is available online.

10. The IRS almost never communicates with taxpayers except through official, mailed correspondence. Never respond to a phone inquiry or email inquiry without contacting your CPA first. You could be at risk for identity theft, as thieves posing as the IRS will try to obtain your social security number by phone or email.

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tighten the skin.”

Winter can be tough on skin.

What do people complain the most about their skin in the winter? “Dryness,” replied Dr. Bernstein.

“To alleviate this, it is important to use a mild cleanser and apply moisturizer immediately after so that it is effectively absorbed by the skin. This will help you look and feel your best during the winter months.”

And, she added, “don’t forget to put on sunscreen.”

Northeast Dermatology Associates provides educational information on its website for common skin conditions such as acne and psoriasis, as well as skin cancers. For more information, visit nederm.com.

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Top 10 Things Your Accountant Wants to Tell You s tax season commences, Rodman & Rodman P.C., CPAs and business strategists with offices in Braintree and Newton, share the following tips: 1. If your accountant sends you a tax organizer to complete, don’t become overly concerned with filling in the numbers. Answering the questions may raise an important issue that needs addressing.

2. Send in your information when you have MOST of it, not all of it. Indicate what is missing, and when you will have it. Waiting until the last document is received puts more time pressure on your CPA to get more done in less time.

3. Notes are helpful to clarify issues.

4. Confirm any estimated taxes you paid during the year.

5. Don’t overvalue your clothing donations. This is an issue of IRS interest. If you get audited, they’ll be looking at these donations, so be conservative.

6. Extending your return does not make it more likely to be audited. If you know you won’t have it together before April 15, let your CPA know so an extension can be prepared

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curable. While melanoma is not the most common of the skin cancers, it causes the most deaths.

NEDA has physicians with training and experience in cosmetic dermatology. Cosmetic dermatology is a field where significant advances are being made to improve, maintain and simplify the process of looking one’s best. Anti-aging treatments and procedures are particularly popular.

According to Bernstein, the most effective treatments are “sunscreens for prevention, and topical retinoids that can help with fine lines and wrinkles. In addition, there are procedures such as Botox, fillers and lasers that can help soften lines and wrinkles, even skin tone, and

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f you dread making New Year’s resolutions because you’re afraid you’ll fall short, take heart: One minor setback doesn’t mean having to write off the rest of the year. You’ll probably have more success if you start out with small steps and gain momentum as you go, whether it’s losing weight, lowering debt or boosting retirement savings. If your goal is to improve your personal finances, here are a few ideas to get you started: Most dieters know that the key to success using Weight Watchers is to monitor every morsel you eat. You become more aware of, and thus more likely to change, behavioral patterns that caused you to overeat in the first place. You can use the same strategy when designing a livable budget.

For a month or two, write down every cent you spend: rent, food, gas, clothes, cable, insurance (health, auto, home), 401(k) contributions, entertainment — everything. The list will probably be eye opening. Along with the usual suggestions like brown-bagging lunch more often and fewer to-go coffees, try these relatively painless ways to trim expenses: • Pay bills on time, and send at least the minimum amount due. You’ll avoid late fees and related interest rate increases, and it will improve your credit score.

• Balance your checking account regularly, and use in-network ATMs to avoid fees.

• If your employer offers flexible spending accounts, use them to pay health and dependent care expenses with pretax dollars. If you’re in the 25 percent tax bracket, that means expenses you’d have paid for anyway will cost 25 percent less.

• Reduce energy bills by turning down the thermostat, weatherproofing your home, turning off “energy vampire” appliances when not in use, and

buying energy-efficient appliances.

• Raise insurance deductibles, and shop around for better rates.

With the money you save, start paying down debts more quickly. One strategy that often works is to list all outstanding balances and their corresponding interest rates. Then each month, pay the minimum amount due on each account — except pay as much as possible on the highestrate account or loan. Once it’s paid off, move to the next-highest-rate account, and so on.

At the same time, start building an emergency fund. Although the ideal of having six to nine months’ worth of expenses saved may sound insurmountable, don’t be discouraged. Start slowly with a few dollars each month. It won’t be missed and might just save you from needing an expensive short-term loan to cover emergency car repairs or another unexpected bill.

And finally, look to the future. Buying a home, paying for college and retirement are all bigticket items that require sound budgeting and credit management skills. Here are several helpful resources: • Find free budgeting tools, including interactive budget calculators, at the government’s mymoney.gov, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (nfcc.org), Mint.com and Visa Inc.’s Practical Money Skills for Life (practicalmoneyskills.com/budgeting).

• Wealth Watchers applies techniques gleaned from Weight Watchers to personal financial management (ewealthwatchers.com).

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Fri, Jan. 7 J-Babies

10-11:30 a.m. Ongoing drop-in group. NSJCC, 83 Pine St., West Peabody. Contact Miriam Blue at 978-535-2968 or miriamb@nsjcc.org.

Tot Shabbat

5:30 p.m. Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover. templeemanuel.net or 978-470-1356.

Tot Shabbat

5 p.m. Temple Beth Shalom, 489 Lowell St., Peabody. 978-535-2100 or templebethshalom.org.

New Beginnings Shabbat

6:30 p.m. Service led by Rabbi Oksana Chapman, followed by an Oneg. Temple Emmanuel, 60 Tudor St., Chelsea. 617-889-1736.

Sat., Jan. 8 Cultural Festival

9 a.m.-noon. Dance performances, food, crafts. Free. Meritor Academy, 261 North Main St., Middleton.

Contact Susan Morrissey at 978-7748033 or smorrissey@klcorp.com.

Schmooze ‘N Shabbat

9:30 a.m. Meet Laurie Tishler Mindlin, executive director of the Merrimack Valley Jewish Federation. Kiddush lunch follows. Temple Emanu-El, 514 Main St., Haverhill. 978-373-3861 or Nancy@TempleEmanu-El.org.

Hinterleitner, Andrew John — late of Revere. Died December 24, 2010. Son of Marlene Singer and her fiancé Gary Gaudet and Andreas Hinterleitner Jr. Brother of Rose Cruzaro, Donna Rizzo and her husband Ralph, Andreas Hinterleitner III, Jacob Hinterleitner and George Hinterleitner; and the late Lance Exstrom and Mary DanForth. Friend of Brenda Paris and Elaine Sickles. (Torf) Rieder, Sandra, 59 — late of Marblehead, formerly of Rockville, Md. Died December 27, 2010. Daughter of Sidney V. and Evelyn R. (Cohen) Rieder of Marblehead. Sister of Ronald J. Rieder of Medford and Steven M. Rieder of Salem. (StanetskyHymanson) Siegel, David H., 70 — late of Satellite Beach, Fla., formerly of Chelsea. Died December 26, 2010.

Husband of 50 years of Joyce Ehrlich Siegel. Father of Jon Siegel and Geri Siegel Brunson, and father-in-law of Dan DeFrank and Sean Brunson, all of Orlando, Fla. Brother of Beverly Catechis Miller of Rockledge, Fla., and Roberta Bayne of Lynnfield, and brother-in-law of Ruth and Max Mogul of Maitland, Fla. Grandfather of Alexis Roman of St. Petersburg, Fla, and uncle to many nieces and nephews.

Silverman, Joseph, 75 — formerly of Malden and Revere. Died December 20, 2010. Husband of Claire (Britchky).

Father of Neal and Patricia Silverman, David and Karen Silverman, and Marci and David Baxter. Grandfather of Michael, Christopher and Samuel Silverman, and Dana, Andrew and Aaron Baxter. Brother of Judith Fleishman. (Goldman) Taylor, Donald, 82 — late of Lynn.

Died January 2, 2011. Son of the late Joseph and Minnie (Bycoff) Taylor.

Husband of Roberta (Glickman) Taylor.

Father of Lorrie Mintzer and her husband John of Jupiter, Fla., Joanne Ittilucksatit and her husband Benjie of North Miami Beach, Fla., and Henry Taylor and his wife Judy of Tiverton, R.I. Grandfather of Emma, David, Minna and Ivy, and great-grandfather of Chase. (Stanetsky-Hymanson) Due to space limitations we may be unable to print all obituaries received. Please visit our website jewishjournal.org for complete obituaries.

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Women’s Discussion Group

11:30 a.m. Temple Tifereth Israel, 93 Veterans Rd., Winthrop. 617-846-1390.

Preschool Open House

Jewish Film Festival

9:30 a.m. Wiggles & Giggles performs. JCCNS, 4 Community Rd., Marblehead. 781-631-8330 x107.

Cafe Shalom

10:30 a.m. Discuss “The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit,” by Lucette Lagnado. Temple Shalom, 287 Lafayette St., Salem.

7 p.m. ‘Un Secret’ by French Director Claude Miller. Free, donations appreciated. Temple Emanuel, 101 West Forest St., Lowell. 978-454-1372.

Sisterhood Book Club

7:30-10:30 p.m. The Bob Kramer Trio and Scott Ouellette perform contemporary acoustic music. Families welcome. $5. Temple Ahavat Achim, 33 Commercial St., Gloucester. 978281-0739 or taagloucester.org.

Bagels and Books

Sun, Jan. 9

Open House

best bet Teen Snowboard/Ski Trip

Teens in grades 7-12 visit Loon Mountain. $80 includes transportation, lunch, lift ticket, etc.

Lessons or equipment rentals extra. Depart Temple Sinai in Marblehead at 6 a.m., and stop at Temple Ner Tamid in Peabody at 6:30 a.m. Return by 7 p.m. Email temple_sinai_robin@verizon.net or call 781-631-2763.

Brotherhood Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover. templeemanuel. net or 978-470-1356.

Brotherhood Breakfast

9 a.m. Good food, good fellowship.

Temple Emmanuel, 60 Tudor St., Chelsea. 617-889-1736.

9:45 a.m. Sisterhood book swap.

Temple B’nai Abraham, 200 E. Lothrop St., Beverly. 978-927-3211 x14, or email office@tbabeverly.org.

Mon, Jan. 10 7-9 p.m. Cohen Hillel Academy, 1 Community Rd., Marblehead. cberger@cohenhillel.org or 781-639-2880.

Tues, Jan. 11 Boppin Tots

11 a.m.-noon. 8-week parent/toddler playgroup. $80/members; $100/ community. NSJCC, 83 Pine St., West Peabody. Contact Miriam Blue at 978535-2968 or miriamb@nsjcc.org.

Blood/Bone Marrow Drive

1:30-7 p.m. Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover. templeemanuel.net or 978-470-1356.

Women’s Rosh Chodesh

7 p.m. $5. Temple Beth Shalom, 489 Lowell St., Peabody. 978-535-2100 or templebethshalom.org.

Wed, Jan. 12 Exploring Career Change

2-4 p.m. Free workshop. Temple

Samuel Brown, 82, of Chelsea Samuel Brown of Chelsea passed away on December 31, 2010 at Beth Israel Hospital. He was 82.

Samuel was born in Chelsea and was a life-long resident. He was educated in the Chelsea school system and graduated from Chelsea High School.

Samuel attended and graduated from the Northeastern School of Pharmacy and was a pharmacist his entire career. He was also a WWII veteran.

Samuel was the loving son of the late Abraham and Stise (Siegel) Brown. He was the loving brother of Frances Barnard, and the devoted uncle of Russell,

Robert and Nurit Barnard. He was the dear great-uncle of Karen, Laura and Rebecca. Samuel was the life-long friend of David Brothers.

Graveside services were held at the Agudath Israel Cemetery in West Roxbury on January 4.

Donations in Samuel’s memory may be made to Beis Medraish Lubavitch, 1148 Converse St., Longmeadow, MA 01106, or to a charity of your choice. Arrange­ ments were entrusted to the Torf Funeral Chapel in Chelsea. For an online guestbook, visit the funeral home website, www.torffuneralservice.com.

Harry Weinberg, 95, of Malden Harry Weinberg of Malden, formerly of Chelsea and Winthrop, passed away on December 22, 2010. He was 95.

Harry was born in Romania and raised in Chelsea. He attended the Chelsea school system and was a graduate of Chelsea High School, Class of 1935.

Harry was a salesman in the clothing industry for 45 years.

He was a past master of the Hammett Masonic Lodge. Harry was a member of Temple Tifereth Israel, Temple Tifereth Israel Brotherhood and also a member of the board of directors for the temple.

Harry was the beloved husband of the late Pauline (Schwartz) Weinberg. He was the

devoted father of the late Carol Rosenthal and the late Marlene Shapiro. He was the dear brother of the late Fannie Alexander and the late Freda Schlossberg. Harry was the loving grandfather of Scott Rosenthal, Todd Rosenthal and his wife Erica, and Jill Shaul and her husband Josh. He is also survived by five great-grandchildren.

Graveside services were held at the Chevra Mishna Cemetery in Lynn on December 23. Donations in Harry’s memory may be made to a charity of your choice.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Torf Funeral Chapel in Chelsea. For an online guestbook, visit the funeral home website, www.torffuneralservice.com.

Ahavat Achim, 33 Commercial St., Gloucester. 978-281-0739.

NSJCC Open House

9:30-11:30 a.m. 83 Pine St., West Peabody. 978-535-2968.

Thur, Jan. 13 NSCC Career Night

6:30 p.m. 100 Cummings Center, Suite 121E, Beverly. 978-236-1200.

Fri, Jan. 14 Martin Luther King, Jr. Service

7:30 p.m. Annual interfaith community event features The Calvary Baptist Church Choir and the Temple Emanu-El Makheila (Choir).

Includes readings from the late Reverend. Temple Emanu-El, 514 Main St., Haverhill. 978-373-3861 or Nancy@TempleEmanu-El.org.

‘Terezin’

7 p.m. Award-winning play about children of the Holocaust.

Reservations suggested. $12.

Waring School Theater, 35 Standley St., Beverly. annadrama.com.

Kabbalat Shabbat

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Cantors Concert

8 p.m. Music performed by Bostonarea cantors. $5-100. 55 Atlantic Ave., Swampscott. shirathayam.org or 781-599-8005.

Cosmic Bowling

7 p.m. Sponsored by Temple Ner Tamid. All welcome. $20 includes bowling, shoes and pizza. Metro Bowl, Peabody. Email burday@comcast.net.

Caregivers Support Group

11 a.m. For caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s and other memory disorders. The Atrium, Veronica Dr., Danvers. 978-762-7625.

Sun, Jan. 16 Rock and Roll Trip

Jewish singles 40+ travel to Mohegan Sun for a rock and roll/doo-wop concert. $79. Reservations required.

508-333-1466 or email datemeimjewish@hotmail.com.

Mon, Jan. 17 Martin Luther King Awards

7 p.m. Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Rd., Andover. templeemanuel. net or 978-470-1356.

5:30 p.m. Sonia Weitz will be honored posthumously. $30.

Danversport Yacht Club, 161 Elliott St., Danvers. 978-777-0001 x3095.

Sat, Jan. 15

Tues, Jan. 18

Israel Chavurah

Noon. Kiddush lunch and discussion of issues concerning the Middle East. Temple Emanu-El, 514 Main St., Haverhill. 978-373-3861 or Nancy@TempleEmanu-El.org.

How Jews and Christians Can Work Toward Shalom

7 p.m. Dr. Mordechai Kedar speaks. $10. Christian Renewal Church, 556 Cabot St., Beverly. crcnorthshore.org.

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Еврейские новости 2010 года Трагедия 2010 года — Пожар на Кармеле Пожар, охвативший в начале декабря лес на горе Кармель и продолжавшийся 82 часа, стал крупнейшим в истории Израиля. Стихийное бедствие унесло жизни 42 человек. Сильнейший пожар не только унес человеческие жизни, но и уничтожил десятки зданий, выжег тысячи гектаров леса. Пожар начался с безобидного, на первый взгляд, облака дыма в сухой солнечный день. Спустя четыре часа в огненную ловушку попал автобус с курсантами Управления тюрем, направлявшимися в тюрьму для эвакуации заключенных. Бизнесмен 2010 года — Ирена Розенфельд Карьера Ирены Розенфельд является скорее исключением в бизнес-среде, лидирующие позиции в которой занимают, как правило, мужчины. В прошлом году Розенфельд, исполнительный директор продовольственного концерна Kraft Foods, была признана самой высокооплачиваемой женщиной в США, а сделка с британским кондитерским гигантом Cadbury принесла ей рекордную сумму в 26,3 миллионов долларов. В 2010 году 57-летняя Розенфельд заняла второе место в списке самых влиятельных женщин мира по версии журнала Forbes, оставив позади Опру Уинфри. Герой 2010 года — Бойцы “Шайетет 13” 31 мая бойцы подразделения особого назначения ВМФ Израиля высадились на корабли пропалестинской флотилии,

направлявшейся к берегам сектора Газа и пытавшейся вторгнуться в израильские территориальные воды. На борту одного из судов израильских командос встретили около ста вооруженных металлическими прутьями и ножами так называемых “миротворцев”. Спецназовцы были вооружены только помповыми ружьями (без боевых патронов) для разгона демонстраций. У каждого спецназовца был при себе пистолет с боевыми патронами, использование которого допускалось только в случае прямой угрозы жизни. В результате операции девять боевиков все же были убиты, флотилию удалось остановить. Бойцы “Шайетет 13” стали настоящими героями, предотвратив еще большее число жертв среди почти 600 пассажиров судна. Но весь мир, как это часто бывает, обвинил Израиль в убийстве мирных граждан. Ученый 2010 года — Группа генетиков Проведенное американскими учеными генетическое исследование показало: еврейский народ связывает не только общая религия, но и происхождение. Все современные группы еврейского населения происходят от общих предков, живших 2,5 тысячи лет назад на Ближнем Востоке. Результаты исследования были опубликованы летом этого года. Авторы исследования — профессор Гарри Острер (медицинский факультет Нью-Йоркского университета), доктор Гиль Ацмон и профессор Эдвард Бернс (Медицинский колледж имени Альберта Эйнштейна,

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входящий в состав нью-йоркского Университета-Иешивы) и профессор Эйтан Фридман из израильского медицинского центра «Тель а-Шомер». Фильм 2010 года — «Серьезный человек» Вышедшую в российский прокат в начале года ленту братьев Коэнов «Серьезный человек» можно смело назвать «еврейским фильмом» не только этого года, но и последнего десятилетия. Глубокая ирония драмы как нельзя лучше передает кризис самосознания современного еврея. Главный герой картины — Ларри Гопник, профессор физики еврейского происхождения. Его жизнь превращается в череду неурядиц: жена уходит к другому и требует развода, карьера находится на грани краха, а в доме поселился брат-неудачник. В отчаянии Ларри обращается к трем раввинам, чтобы те научили его, как жить дальше. Развод 2010 года — Агулера-Братман Казалось, что они очень счастливы вместе, однако около пары месяцев назад появилась новость о том, что известная певица Кристина Агилера и Джордан Брэтман, ее муж-менеджер, планируют разводиться. Не успели они развестись, как Кристина нашла новую любовь. Есть версия, что этот роман и стал причиной развода. Что сейчас происходит в личной жизни Джордана, неизвестно.

— по материалам интернета

В субботу, 15 января, в час дня в помещении Calvary Baptist Church (4 Coolidge Rd., Peabody) начнется фортепианный концерт студентов Swampscott Piano School Валерии Хенкиной. Концерт будет проходить в

трех отделениях. В последнем отделении, которое ориентировочно начнется в 4:30, Кевин Шерман выступит с сольной программой. Вход свободный, приглашаются все желающие.

Стипендии на летние лагеря Внимание, родители: бъявлена регистрация на получение стипендии (до $1000) для ребенка, который впервые проведет лето в одном из утвержденных 135 еврейских лагерей с ночевкой (3 недели минимум). Всего будет выделено 500 грантов, которые будут выдаваться по мере поступления заявлений. Преимущество дается

детям, участникам программы PJ

Library.

Подробную информацию о лагерях и инструкции по заполнению заявления на получение стипендии можно получить на сайте: www.onehappycamper.org (введите код: PJGTC20111A). По всем вопросам обращайтесь к Kirstin Gadiel по электронной почте: Kirstin@hgf.org.

Лекции о здоровье Напоминаем, что 7 и 14 января в New American Center в Линне, по адресу 20 Wheeler St. (4 этаж, комната 401) будут проводены две лекции на тему “Самопомощь при болях”. Слушателям объяснят, как можно использовать свои внутренние возможности для самоконтроля и познакомят с естественными методами йоготерапии для предупреждения и

облегчения некоторых видов болей. Лектор: психолог и йоготерапевт Анна Шапиро. Начало обеих лекций в 2 ч. дня. В случае плохих погодных условий лекции будут перенесены. Для записи звоните Анне Шапиро по тел. 978-969-2343 или Наташе Сулькиной 781-593-0100, доб. 18.

English Summary In today’s issue of the Russian Chronicle we remind our readers of the important Jewish-themed news from 2010.

We invite our readers to attend a piano recital by the students of Valerie Henkin from Swampscott

Piano School.

We also publish an announcement about scholarships available for first-time campers and how to apply.

We have an announcement of an upcoming health seminar.

Здоровое сердце –основа здорового организма Семинар для людей, говорящих по-русски и встреча с медицинскими экспертами

Доктор Илья Гельфанд и Русская Кардиологическая Клиника при больнице Beth Israel Deaconess проводят семинар для широкой русскоязычной публики. Приглашаются все желающие в возрасте 40-70 лет. В программе – серия познавательных научно-популярных лекций на современные, интересующие вас медицинские темы. Темы лекций:

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Возрастная симптоматика: норма или болезнь?

Профилактика онкологических заболеваний

Как сохранить активный физический и умственный образ жизни

Holiday Inn, Brookline Вход свободный. Будут предложены бесплатные завтрак и ланч.

За дополнительной информацией и регистрацией до 1-ого марта, обращайтесь по телефону (617) 667-4811 или по е-мейлу russianheart@bidmc.harvard.edu

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Make a Resolution to Get Fit in 2011 MARBLEHEAD — The JCCNS wants to help individuals realize their New Year’s resolutions to get strong, fit and healthy in 2011. It is offering a special promotion to new members who join in January.

New members will receive two personal training sessions, a 30-minute massage in the health center, a spinning orientation or aquatic assessment, and a two-week membership in the Women’s or Men’s Health Center. This represents a $200 value, plus the $100 registration fee will be waived.

Current JCCNS members can take advantage of the above Fitness Package for only $100.

The JCCNS has added the following new fitness classes: TRX Suspension Training: A total body resistance workout combining strength, flexibility, balance and core stability. Designed by a Navy Seal, it’s guaranteed to get you lean & mean.

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20 The Jewish Journal – jewishjournal.org – january 6, 2011

In Search of Jewish Heritage: Morocco Sahara Soul Travel’s deluxe tour package guides your exploration of Jewish culture, arts, crafts, music, cuisine, history and commerce in Morocco.

Discover more than 500 years of Jewish Moroccan heritage and history, escorted by knowledgeable, English-speaking guides, in a nine-day travel package. The tour will take participants to ancient synagogues, historic Jewish neighborhoods, museums and cemeteries, souk bazaars, and to a nomad-style tent for a night under the stars in the Sahara Desert.

“Jewish people in Morocco have influenced more than five centuries of culture, architecture, arts, music, cuisine, dance, history and commerce,” said Abdel Elanbassi of Sahara Soul Travel.

The tour includes visits to Casablanca and Rabat, to the ancient Jewish district of the city of Fez, through the Berber villages of the Middle Atlas Mountains, and includes a private tour of the historic Jewish mellah district of Marrakesh, with its narrow streets and ancient synagogues.

Also included in this package is a tour of the village of Ait ben Haddou, a UNESCO world heritage site.

This ground-only package is priced at $1,990 per person, based on double occupancy.

Lodging is at elegant four-star hotels. Kosher food is available upon request.

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Women’s Trip to Israel

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Globetrotting With the Journal

ews are on the move! We recently invited readers of the Jewish Journal to schlep copies of the paper with them on their next trip. We were happily overwhelmed with the response! Here are some members of our community, globetrotting with the Journal.

We will keep this feature going. Bring a copy of the Journal with you on your next excursion, have someone snap a picture of you holding it, and your picture may be chosen to appear in the paper!

Show us your Journal!

Courtesy of Lisa Kosan

Lisa Kosan of Beverly (on the right), vice president of the Journal’s Board of Overseers, and her sister, Judy Cohen, took the Journal on a ski trip to Stowe, Vt.

Women from across the state are invited to join the Women to Israel Adventure, an exciting and unforgettable 12-day trip to Israel, departing April 28, 2011, organized by the Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation.

For more information, visit women2israel.com or contact Deborah Coltin at 978-740-4428 or dcoltin@rilcf.org.

Martha Rose

In his pursuit of the ultimate pastrami sandwich, Bob Rose, a published author of popular and technical books, is in the process of writing “Great Delicatessens of the Northeast Corridor.” The Wenham resident is shown at Rein’s Deli in Vernon, Conn.

Rosalie Bornstein

Jonah (left) and Scott Bornstein of Marblehead peruse the Jewish Journal and the menu at Rein’s Deli in Vernon, Conn. They both ordered brisket on rye.

Courtesy of George Gammel

Lenore Jacobs

George Gammel, chair of adult education at Temple Sinai in Marblehead, was recently globetrotting in Tainan, Taiwan. Tainan, at the south end of the island, was the capital of Taiwan for about 200 years, before moving to Taipei (at the north end). Now it’s a modern, bustling city. Gammel is standing at the entrance of Chihkan Tower, Tainan’s most famous historical site.

Mark Arnold (far right), former editor/publisher of the Jewish Journal, recently visited India with his wife, Judy (second from right). The Gloucester-based couple took in the Taj Mahal, as well as other sights. On their tour, they were pleasantly surprised to meet up with Bernard and Lenore Jacobs (pictured on the left), who live outside of Denver, Colo. They are the aunt and uncle of current Journal editor, Susan Jacobs.

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Susan Jacobs

Andrea Ring of Swampscott took to the slopes at Sunday River in Maine. Believe it or not, she was on the chairlift heading up to a trail called “Chutzpah!”

Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), the double black diamond run was closed.